Uniquely Vietnamese
Posted: March 31, 2012 at 8:17 am
Do Temple marks a turning point in Vietnams history
The gate of Do Temple in the northern province of Bac Ninh. Photo: Nguyen Van My
The Do Temple in Bac Ninh Province is a uniquely Vietnamese temple.
Situated around 20 kilometers from Hanoi, it is the best known and most visited temple in the country by far, which is not really surprising, as even a cursory study of its history shows.
The temple preserves most the traditions of Vietnam and also keeps almost everything people need to know about the Ly Dynasty (1009 1225), the first Vietnamese ruling family able to hold onto power for more than several decades, allowing them to secure and expand the territory.
Do means the capital city. It has as its deities eight kings of the Ly dynasty. The temples other names are Thai Mieu, Co Phap Dien and Ly Bat De.
It is still not explained why or how the ninth and last ruler of the dynasty, Ly Chieu Hoang, the only female one, has been left out.
Ly Chieu Hoang was enthroned when she was just eight and handed over the reins to her husband Tran Canh after two years, effectively ending the Ly Dynasty.
It has also been said that feudalism valued men more than women and that they were not to be worshiped equally.
The temple was built in 1010 by Ly Thai To, the founder of the dynasty, and restored by his son Ly Thai Tong in 1030.
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LA PORTE - Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital, the City of La Porte and the La Porte County Family YMCA have partnered to provide a newly created weekly non-competitive group for interested walkers and runners or just those interested in general fitness.
All members of the public are invited to attend Fitness Fridays, offered at 4 p.m. every Friday from March 30 - Sept. 28 (weather permitting) at the Y, 901 Michigan Ave. in La Porte. Participants are asked to meet at the Michigan Avenue entrance.
Participants may walk or run along a scenic 5K route that starts in downtown La Porte at the intersection of Maple and Michigan avenues, ventures by the historic homes and down the tree-lined streets of Michigan Avenue, passes through the Beechwood Golf Course and returns back to the Y.
Fitness Fridays came to fruition as an initiative to promote fitness and active lifestyles, program organizers said. Organizers brainstormed innovative ideas for months before gaining unanimous support to provide the community with healthy programs like Fitness Fridays.
Im thrilled with the partnership and cross-participation between all three entities, Mayor Blair Milo said. We all pro-actively worked together to provide La Porteans a casual, social option of exercise through the beautiful scenery of La Porte. We encourage everyone to come out each Friday, bring the whole family and make a change to improve your quality of life.
The initial March 30 Fitness Friday will kick off with sign ups and other activities. Additional events and activities will be planned throughout the summer as well. In addition, IU Health La Porte Hospital will provide a free T-shirt to participants who attend more than ten Fitness Fridays.
The flat route was designed to be all-inclusive - for beginners, amateurs or seasoned runners of all ages and fitness levels.
This is really for everybody, said Cindy Berchem, executive director of the Y. We want to raise awareness for our community to get up, get involved and start moving. Its always a lot easier to be active when you have a friend, a spouse or other family member to bring along.
For more information, call the Y at (219) 325-9622.
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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire -03/30/12)- A number of Canadians aged 54 and under will be affected by changes to Old Age Security (OAS) announced in the Federal Budget. In 10 years the age for OAS eligibility will rise from 65 to 67.
OAS benefits are currently paid to Canadians aged 65 and over; individuals can receive up to a maximum of nearly $6,500 per year based on meeting residency requirements.
According to a report by Harris Decima commissioned by the BMO Retirement Institute, 32 per cent of Canadians aged 25-54 will rely on OAS, the Canadian Pension Plan (CPP) and the Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) as their primary source of retirement income.
Tina Di Vito, Head of the BMO Retirement Institute, advises Canadians to adopt a long-term approach to saving for retirement and understand the right tax strategies to maximize old age security benefits. These strategies, despite the changes announced in the Federal Budget, enable income to be earned from the most advantageous sources.
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This study was conducted by Harris/Decima using their proprietary online panel. A total of 1,008 Canadians ages 25 to 64 were surveyed between November 10th and 24th, 2011.
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STEUBENVILLE - The advances in online education were discussed during Friday's luncheon meeting of the city Rotary Club at the city YWCA.
Nick Trombetta, chief executive officer of Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School; Mike McVey, superintendent of Steubenville City Schools; and Chuck Kokiko, curriculum director for the Steubenville Cyber Academy, told Rotarians cyber schooling for education was the wave of the future.
Trombetta said the Midland, Pa.-based cyber school had approached the Franciscan University of Steubenville about developing an online program for its online instructors to further their education.
"We asked (several colleges and universities) if it could put together a master's program," he said. "Franciscan University was the only school to say yes. Franciscan University embraced it."
Trombetta said the program was growing, and 50 graduates recently completed the university's online program. He also briefly discussed how the online charter school was a model for others throughout the nation, including how it took a small steel town and turned the area into an major, widely-respected educational hub.
Before introducing Kokiko, McVey told Rotarians establishment of the school district's cyber school was necessary if the district was to thrive in the future.
"We have to go this way," said McVey, adding the district was losing too many students and state funding to charter schools. "It's now competitive. This is where education is going. It's also the fiscally responsible way to go."
In discussing the district's cyber school, Kokiko cited statistics on the rise of online learning nationally and internationally.
"There will be a 158 percent increase in online learning in the next five years," said Kokiko, adding $2 billion was spent on online learning in 2011-12.
He said the Steubenville Cyber Academy was purchasing online curriculum through the National Network of Digital Schools, which serves more than 300 school districts nationwide.
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Merv Habenicht first endeared himself to Bettendorf and the Quad-Cities straight out of college more than 50 years ago.
In that time, hes touched dozens upon dozens of lives as an educator, a football coach and a quality human being.
Some four months after being diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis a disease which causes scar tissue to overwhelm lungs preventing oxygen from being transferred to the bloodstream Habenicht was moved into hospice care last week.
Also afflicted with Alzheimers disease for the past year, the 77-year-old Habenicht is expected to live for another week or two. Evelyn Habenicht, his wife of 58 years, encourages friends to come and express their appreciation and love.
The response has just been fantastic, Evelyn Habenicht said. And Im not surprised.
Merv Habenicht won 228 games, five state championships and 10 Mississippi Athletic Conference titles in 29 seasons as head football coach at Bettendorf. He resigned following the 1999 season when he retired after 40 years of teaching at age 65.
Since exiting as coach, Habenicht continued to be a visible figure in the high school football community. He served stints as an assistant coach at Davenport Assumption, United Township and Davenport North in the few years following his departure from Bettendorf. In 2007, he served as a volunteer assistant with the Quad-City Steamwheelers.
Even through last fall, the Quad-City Sports Hall of Fame inductee regularly attended the weekly Davenport Grid Club luncheons.
To anyone who knew him, Habenicht was about much more than wins, though he didnt especially like losing.
When kids needed a father figure, that was what he did, said John Lavelle, who assisted Habenicht from 1976 to 1996. Sometimes it used to drive us crazy because hed get kids out for football that didnt fit our mold.
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